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The European Citizens' Panel on #VirtualWorldsEU initiated by the @EU_Commission has shared its final recommendation, following the closing session of the Panel held in Brussels, April 23rd which the McCourt Institute was proud to participate in. Find more:tinyurl.com/3sbck45p
What are the current challenges of regulating Web2 and how do they present opportunities for building Web3? Hear more from our discussion last month with Project Liberty's founder Frank McCourt and @Stanford professors @robreich and Jeremy Weinstein: tinyurl.com/2p864bnt
Today our executive director, Constance Bommelaer de Leusse, will be giving a statement at a UN #GlobalDigitalCompact thematic deep dive into 'Internet Governance'.
📅 Thursday 13 April, 10am ET
#GlobalDigitalCompact - Internet Governance Deep Dive
💬How have we succeeded in realizing the multistakeholder vision? How to ensure the unfragmented safe, global, secure, & inclusive internet?
Join the session, register: bit.ly/3QQ7aWs
Hear from @Georgetown students who were at @SciencesPo last month for the inaugural Ideathon organized by @McCourtSchool’s Tech & Public Policy Program and @GUTechPolicy on how they contributed to developing technology policy solutions through collaboration:
Last month the McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program, in partnership with the Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative, hosted its inaugural Ideathon at @sciencespo. Learn more about our students exciting policy research: mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/…
Project Liberty’s McCourt Institute recently provided submissions to @UNESCO, @UNHumanRights, and @ITU arguing that decentralized technology can be part of the solution to some of the internet governance challenges we face today. Read more: tinyurl.com/tmpb46dw
Our Executive Director Constance Bommelaer de Leusse on stage today at @signalweek with @rom1_pellerin, @TeanaTaylor, Brynly Llyr and Chris Donovan for a conversation about “The next move of governance models.” #PBW2023
The McCourt Institute presents our governance brief comparing the EU’s #DigitalServicesAct and the US’ #Section230, providing recommendations in line with Project Liberty’s mission of advancing technology for the common good: tinyurl.com/57kvmntk
We want to thank the following entities for their participation at the McCourt Institute's roundtable event in Paris, France on March 10th:
@USEmbassyFrance
@Arcom_fr
@sciencespo
@Georgetown
@StJohnsLaw
@LaStatale
@tremautech
@CNNum
@OECD
@Princeton
@GVAGrad
@Forum_InfoD
McCourt Institute's partner and collaborator @FrancesHaugen spoke today at @Georgetown for an event hosted by @McCourtSchool's Tech & Public Policy program. The conversation highlighted the best path forward for building better social media. Stay tuned for more insights!
We spoke with @ScPoChaireDGS Chair @flogsell & @GeorgetownLaw Professor @AnupamChander to get their transatlantic perspectives on how the #DigitalServicesAct and #Section230 are redefining the relationship between tech platforms and society. Read more: tinyurl.com/2kuv5jdr
Throughout this week we’ve had the honor of hosting
@Georgetown and @SciencesPo faculty and students selected for the @gutechpolicy “Ideathon.” Today we hosted a roundtable discussing the analysis and projection of the DSA and Section 230.
Stay tuned for takeaways and more!
On Jan. 24, we hosted an event with @ParisShapers looking at how Web3 can make digital spaces more inclusive and empower those who feel left out by Web2.
If you weren't able to join us, watch it again below and stay tuned for more events!
youtube.com/watch?v=UTd9TbUy…
Thank you @michellechivung @x0pm_ @JeremyGiraud9 for your insights, and to our audience for your riveting questions!
McCourt Institute retweeted
Feb 8 at 12:30 PM | Join @AshokaUS, @Sixtocancel, @FoxCahn, @kafrischen, Rosanne Haggerty, Frank McCourt and McCourt Global for a celebration of the release of Ashoka’s “America’s Path Forward.” RSVP today: bit.ly/40c8QOz
The McCourt Institute is proud to support the 2023-2024 Tech and Public Policy grants from the @McCourtSchool at @Georgetown.
Find more info & how to join the Georgetown grant application below – proposals are due Feb 27!
Attention #techpolicy Twitter! We recently opened applications for the 2023-24 Tech & Public Policy grants. Apply by February 27th for consideration: mccourt.georgetown.edu/tech-…
Tomorrow is our #Web3 & Empowerment event, hosted with @ParisShapers.
Learn more and register to join us at @SciencesPo, or follow for the livestream below!
mccourtinstitute.org/events/…
The conversation, moderated by @morchleila, will be joined by:
- @michellechivung, Founder and CEO of Global Policy House
- @x0pm_, Founder and President of Women in Web3
- @JeremyGiraud9, Web3 consultant
@Georgetown’s @McCourtSchool announced the inaugural class of Tech & Public Policy Fellows. We are thrilled to help support these fellows who will work closely with @FrancesHaugen and her team to reduce social media harm: bit.ly/3CUpGaH
Congratulations to Ryan Arazi (MPP’23), Rachel Bogdan (MPP’24), Jeremiah Ong (MPP’24) and Morgan Zimmerman (MS-DSPP’23) on being named @McCourtSchool’s inaugural class of Tech & Public Policy Fellows.
We are committed to creating a safer digital future, which includes working with our partners at @McCourtSchool to empower data-driven, technologically-advanced policymakers through their new Tech & Public Policy program.